Keith David
Acting
Born: Jun 04, 1956
From: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as The Thing (1982), Platoon (1986), They Live (1988), Dead Presidents(1995), Armageddon (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Pitch Black (2000), Barbershop (2002), Crash (2004), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Nice Guys (2016), Nope (2022), and American Fiction (2023). He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the NBC series Community (2015) and as Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Greenleaf (2016–2020). His Emmy-winning voice acting career includes narrating Ken Burns films such as The War (2007) and Muhammad Ali (2021). In film, he has voiced Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009) and the Cat in Coraline (2009). On television, he portrayed Goliath in Gargoyles (1994–1997), Al Simmons / Spawn in Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999), The Flame King in Adventure Time (2012–2017), President Andre Curtis in Rick and Morty (2015–) and its upcoming spin-off President Curtis, King Andrias in Amphibia (2020–2022), Dr. Tenma in …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sneaks | O.G. (voice) | 2025 | 6.1 |
| Africa's Lost Eden | Narrator (voice) | 2010 | — |
| The Princess and the Frog | Dr. Facilier (voice) | 2009 | 7.214 |
| All About Steve | Corbitt | 2009 | 4.961 |
| Superhero Movie | The Chief of Police | 2008 | 5.285 |
| Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil | MCPO Scott Boytano | 2006 | 4.922 |
| Crash | Lt. Dixon | 2005 | 7.216 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Father | 2005 | 6.691 |
| Dirty | Captain Spain | 2005 | 5.402 |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Abu 'Imam' al-Walid | 2004 | 6.55 |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice) | 2004 | 6.075 |
| Agent Cody Banks | CIA Director | 2003 | 5.541 |
| Barbershop | Lester Wallace | 2002 | 6.4 |
| Novocaine | Detective Lunt | 2001 | 6.003 |
| Pitch Black | Abu 'Imam' al-Walid | 2000 | 6.861 |
| Armageddon | General Kimsey | 1998 | 6.83 |
| There's Something About Mary | Charlie Jensen | 1998 | 6.629 |
| Volcano | Lt. Ed Fox | 1997 | 5.926 |
| Clockers | André the Giant | 1995 | 6.709 |
| Blue in the Face | Jackie Robinson | 1995 | 6.536 |
| Dead Presidents | Kirby | 1995 | 6.679 |
| The Last Outlaw | Lovecraft | 1993 | 5.388 |
| Final Analysis | Detective Huggins | 1992 | 5.746 |
| Men at Work | Louis Fedders | 1990 | 5.7 |
| Marked for Death | Max | 1990 | 6.112 |
| Always | Powerhouse | 1989 | 6.236 |
| They Live | Frank Armitage | 1988 | 7.3 |
| Bird | Buster Franklin | 1988 | 6.839 |
| Platoon | King | 1986 | 7.744 |
| The Thing | Childs | 1982 | 8.069 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1956 |
| From | Harlem, Manhattan, New … |